1936 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1936 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Helen Jacobs
Runner-up	Hilde Sperling
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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Helen Jacobs defeated Hilde Sperling in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1936 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Helen Moody was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Seeds[]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Helen Jacobs	6	1	6
	8	Anita Lizana	2	6	4
								2	Helen Jacobs	6	6
								7	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska	4	2
	4	Kay Stammers	2	3
	7	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska	6	6
															2	Helen Jacobs	6	4	7
															5	Hilde Sperling	2	6	5
	6	Simonne Mathieu	7	6
		Marie Horn	5	3
								6	Simonne Mathieu	3	2
								5	Hilde Sperling	6	6
	5	Hilde Sperling	6	8
	1	Dorothy Round	3	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								2	Helen Jacobs	6	6
								Q	Marjorie Cable	1	0
															2	H Jacobs	6	6
																	1	0
										6	6
									Nancy Lyle	3	2
																						2	H Jacobs	6	6
																							E de la Valdène	4	3
										0	6
									Mrs EWA Luxton	6	8
																E Luxton	2	1
																E de la Valdène	6	6
									Ruth Kirk	3	2
									Lilí de la Valdène	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	Anita Lizana	6	6
										1	1
															8	A Lizana
																H Wallis	w/o
										4	0
									Hilda Wallis	6	6
																						8	A Lizana	6	6
																							M Heeley	3	3
										3	4
									Mary Heeley	6	6
																M Heeley	6	2
																	3	2r
										6	6
									Sonia Mavrogordato	1	1

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	Kay Stammers	6	6
		Vere King	1	2				4	K Stammers	6	6
		Rosemary Smith	4	2					A Wright	3	0
		Audrey Wright	6	6											4	K Stammers	6	6
		Josane de Meulemeester	6	8	8											J de Meulemeester	4	0
			1	10	6				J de Meulemeester	6	6
		Marjorie Van Ryn	3	4					A Yorke	4	1
		Billie Yorke	6	6																		4	K Stammers	7	6
		Jean Saunders	6	1	6																		W James	5	2
		Peggy Scriven	4	6	2				J Saunders	4	6	6
			6	6						6	4	1
		Joan Cunningham	2	4												J Saunders	6	4	3
			4	3												W James	3	6	6
		Freda James	6	6					W James	7	6	6
		Mollie Trouncer	2	6	3					9	3	2
			6	2	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	6	6
			4	4				7	J Jędrzejowska	6	6
			6	6						2	2
		Patience Thomson	4	1											7	J Jędrzejowska	6	6
			3	6	7											P King	3	2
			6	4	5					0	6	3
	Q	L Green	1	1					P King	6	4	6
		Phyllis King	6	6																		7	J Jędrzejowska	6	4	6
		Audrey Allister	3	1																			S Noel	1	6	2
		Susan Noel	6	6					S Noel	6	6
		Madge Slaney	6	6					M Slaney	2	2
		T Kingsbury	3	1												S Noel
		Gladys Southwell	4	6	6											M Lumb	w/o
		Truid Terwindt	6	1	4				G Southwell	3	3
	Q	Pat Owen	5	6					M Lumb	6	6
		Margot Lumb	7	8

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
			w/o
		Molly Hargreaves							M Hargreaves	3	2
		Nina Brown	6	0	3				A Lucas	6	6
		Andree Lucas	1	6	6											A Lucas	6	3
		Mary Hardwick	6	6												M Hardwick	8	6
	Q	Denise Huntbach	1	2					M Hardwick	6	7
		Norma Stoker	3	5					J Ingram	1	5
		Joan Ingram	6	7																			M Hardwick	2	6	5
	Q	Mary Bowden	6	6																		6	S Mathieu	6	4	7
	Q	Enid Broadbridge	2	3				Q	M Bowden	4	5
		Gethyn Harry	4	6					D Andrus	6	7
		Dorothy Andrus	6	8												D Andrus	4	6	3
			2	4											6	S Mathieu	6	4	6
		Evelyn Dearman	6	6					E Dearman	3	2
		Ermyntrude Harvey	0	1				6	S Mathieu	6	6
	6	Simonne Mathieu	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
			4	6	6
	Q		6	2	2					3	5
		Elsie Pittman	6	8					E Pittman	6	7
		Betty Couper	2	6												E Pittman	3	5
		Sheila Paterson	2	6	2												6	7
			6	4	6					6	6
			3	3					E Peters	2	3
		Effie Peters	6	6																				3	3
		Madzy Couquerque	6	6																			M Horn	6	6
		Dora Beazley	0	4					M Couquerque	6	6
		Joan O'Meara	8	3	2					4	1
			6	6	6											M Couquerque	3	0
		Madie Moss	4	3												M Horn	6	6
		Valerie Scott	6	6					V Scott	6	2
		Marie Horn	6	7					M Horn	8	6
	3	Sarah Fabyan	3	5

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Sylvie Henrotin	6	6
									Gaby Osborne	4	2
																S Henrotin	4	6	7
																N Adamson	6	4	9
										3	3
									Nelly Adamson	6	6
																							N Adamson	1	0
																						5	H Sperling	6	6
									Carolin Babcock	6	6
								Q	Nancy Fontes	2	3
																C Babcock	5	1
															5	H Sperling	7	6
										5	2
								5	Hilde Sperling	7	6

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
										2	6	6
								Q	Mie Trentham	6	1	2
																	6	7
																B Hobson	3	5
									Betty Hobson	6	7
								Q		0	5
																								4	2
																						1	D Round	6	6
									Pamela Morison	5	5
									Rosl Kraus	7	7
																R Kraus	1	3
															1	D Round	6	6
									Betty Nuthall	7	3
								1	Dorothy Round	9	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com